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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Skadden is a US-based law firm, with 22 offices across the globe. Its London practice is led by senior figures including Lorenzo Corte in M&A, Ben Spiers in private equity, Adam Gallagher in restructuring, and Nicholas J. Shaw and Shahpur Kabraji in leveraged finance.

The firm is particularly strong in premium M&A and sponsor-led transactions, consistently advising on some of the largest and most strategically significant deals in the UK and Europe. Skadden’s private equity practice is among the strongest in the market, acting for leading sponsors such as CVC and Blackstone. Skadden also has a top-tier leveraged finance and capital markets capability, advising across the full capital structure on syndicated loans, private credit, high-yield bonds, bridge facilities and hybrid financings. Its sponsor-side finance practice is particularly strong, supported by deep US and UK law capability.

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Richard Youle
Firm:
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Rating:
Market leader
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
United Kingdom
Industry Sector:
Investment management
Bar Admission:
England & Wales
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
NCR Corp. - M&A
2021-01-25
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Dohyun Kim, Neil Stronski, Stephen Arcano
NCR Corp.
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-05-06
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Steven Hannah
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
CPI International Inc. - M&A
2021-07-08
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
June Dipchand, Katja Butler
CPI International Inc.
Buyer
Criteo SA - M&A
2021-12-09
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Criteo SA
Buyer
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. - M&A
2021-08-08
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.
Buyer
EG Group Ltd. - M&A
2021-04-19
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
George Knighton
EG Group Ltd.
Buyer
Roald Dahl Story Co. Ltd. - M&A
2021-09-22
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Jupp, Bill Batchelor, Clive Wells, Eve-Christie Vermynck, Haley Flora, Ken Kumayama, Max Edwards, Patrick Tsitsaros, Simon Toms
Roald Dahl Story Co. Ltd.
Target
Unily - M&A
2021-12-21
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Jupp, Benjamin Davies, Jason Hewitt, Joe Dowley, Joshua Atkinson, Karen Abboud, Laura Westfall, Nathan Giesselman, Oliver Picken, Patrick O'Connor, Pete Coulton, Regina Olshan, Richard Youle
Unily
Target
H.I.G. Capital LLC - M&A
2021-05-20
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Pete Coulton, Richard Youle, Steven Hannah
H.I.G. Capital LLC
Buyer
Odyssey Acquisition SA - M&A
2021-12-06
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Odyssey Acquisition SA
Buyer
Horvik Ltd. - M&A
2021-03-18
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Dmitri Kovalenko
Horvik Ltd.
Buyer
Electronic Arts Inc. - M&A
2021-06-23
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Jupp, Aurora Luoma, Craig Kelly, Daniel Millard, Eve-Christie Vermynck, Frances Burchall, Helena Derbyshire, Ingrid Vandenborre, Joseph Hone, Kenneth Schwartz, Louise Batty, Nathan Giesselman, Simon Toms
Electronic Arts Inc.
Buyer
HgCapital LLP - M&A
2021-12-10
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
HgCapital LLP
Buyer
Gyroscope Therapeutics Ltd. - M&A
2021-12-22
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Gyroscope Therapeutics Ltd.
Target
Adobe Inc. - M&A
2021-12-08
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Simon Toms
Adobe Inc.
Buyer
Acrisure LLC - M&A
2022-04-22
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Robert Stirling, Todd Freed
Acrisure LLC
Buyer
Spotify Technology SA - M&A
2022-06-13
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Christopher Barlow, Denis Klimentchenko, Howard Ellin
Spotify Technology SA
Buyer
Managed Markets Insight & Technology LLC - M&A
2022-06-28
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Richard Youle
Managed Markets Insight & Technology LLC
Buyer
Investor Group - multiple investors - M&A
2021-12-24
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Alex Jupp, Aurora Luoma, Eve-Christie Vermynck, Helena Derbyshire, Jason Hewitt, John Adebiyi, Pete Coulton, Scott Hopkins
Investor Group - multiple investors
Buyer
HgCapital LLP - M&A
2022-10-04
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
United Kingdom
M&A
Benjamin Davies, Karen Abboud, Katja Butler, Laura Houlding, Oliver Picken, Patrick O'Connor, Richard Youle
HgCapital LLP
Buyer
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Corporate
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October 01 2026
Banking
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We round up this week’s lateral hires at leading firms across Germany, the US, UK and Brazil
Noemi Distefano, June 18 2026
M&A
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Skadden recruits Freshfields partner to Brussels competition team
Rafique Bachour, who spent nearly 30 years at Freshfields, joins Skadden’s Belgian office amid heightened global regulatory scrutiny
Noemi Distefano, January 14 2026
M&A
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Skadden M&A partner: ‘Middle East clients want advisers to deliver an elite service’
Andrea Spadacini, partner in the firm’s M&A team in Abu Dhabi, discusses dealmaking in the UAE, from joint ventures to public deals, and its impact on law firms’ strategy
December 16 2025
Banking
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One year of MiCA: the crypto law keeping lawyers busy
Lawyers at Clifford Chance and Skadden examine how the regulation has driven legal demand at their firms and transformed advisory strategies
Noemi Distefano, December 10 2025
Capital Markets
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Greenlight for PISCES brings potential for more private company work
Lawyers see the potential for first-mover advantage in advising on a new trading platform for shares, but they are not certain it will achieve all its goals
Ralph Cunningham, October 28 2025
Banking
Ethereum cryptocurrency, silver coin on chart, crypto trading, blockchain, digital money
How Skadden guided ETH Partners through The Ether Machine de-SPAC
Lorenzo Corte, partner and global head of transaction practices, discusses a de-SPAC deal using native treasury companies and how the firm is building momentum in this market
Noemi Distefano, August 19 2025
Banking
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Skadden counsel on creative problem solving
New York-based financial services regulatory lawyer Wendy Goldberg discusses how she helps clients remain nimble in our latest 'Five minutes with' series
Karry Lai, July 09 2025
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